Raye Hollitt

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Raye Hollitt
Born April 17, 1964 (1964-04-17) (age 44)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Other name(s) Rain

Zap
Spouse(s) Ted Prior

George Kontaxis (current)
Official website

Raye Hollitt (born April 17, 1964) is an American actress and female bodybuilder, also known by her stage name Zap, one of the original cast members of American Gladiators. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

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[edit] Biography

Raye Hollitt appeared in Season 1 of American Gladiators in 1989, taking off the second season (1990-91) for maternity leave, before returning for Season 3 and continuing on the show through 1995. She reappeared for an alumni show in the final season (1995-96).

Hollitt married Ted Prior in 1990 and has one child. She is currently married to photographer George Kontaxis.

[edit] Bodybuilding career

[edit] Contest history

Raye Hollitt

Hollitt on the cover of Women's Physique World, May/June 1995.
Personal Info
Birth April 17, 1964 (1964-04-17) (age 44), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Weight 160-180 lbs
Professional Career
Best win 1988 NPC Los Angeles Overall Champion, 1988
Active Retired 1992
  • 1987 NPC Extravaganza - 2nd (HW)
  • 1988 NPC Junior USA Championship - 5th (HW)
  • 1988 NPC Los Angeles Championship 1st (HW & Overall)
  • 1992 NPC California Championship - 2nd (HW)
  • 1992 NPC Nationals - 6th (HW)

[edit] Magazine covers

  • Women's Physique World, July 1988
  • Musclemag International, October 1991
  • Muscle Training Illustrated, May 1992
  • Musclemag International, December 1992
  • Musclemag International, January 1993
  • Muscular Development, February 1993
  • Muscular Development, February 1994
  • Women's Physique World, May/June 1995

[edit] Acting career

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
2007 Revamped Bombshell
2001 Manhunt Hunter as Rain
1998 Day of the Warrior Kym
1994 Cyborg 3: The Recycler Finola
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux American Gladiator as Zap
1991 The Immortalizer Queenie
The Last Hour Adler
1989 Skin Deep Lonnie Jones
1987 Penitentiary III Female Boxer

[edit] Television work

[edit] Trivia

  • She is a former paralegal.
  • She posed for Playboy in February 1996.
  • She appeared for many years in local television commercials for "Ye Olde Clock and Gift Shop" in Dallas, a small town just outside her hometown of Wilkes-Barre.
  • She was able to bench 310 lbs which is almost twice her body weight
  • She arm-wrestled Bob Eubanks to a draw on Card Sharks.

[edit] External links


Persondata
NAME Hollitt, Ray
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zap, Rain
SHORT DESCRIPTION actress, bodybuilder
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH